Air Pollution

Don't just blame pollution for the flood of fleeing expats

13 May 2013

I think I have read more than enough about why some expatriates have decided to leave the mainland and why now. Articles and blogs are awash with complaints pointing to the worsening air pollution...

9:17AM

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Study finds air pollution increases insulin resistance and diabetes risk

11 May 2013

Exposure to air pollution raises the risk of resistance to insulin, a typical warning sign of diabetes, according to a study of almost 400 German 10-year-olds. Insulin resistance climbed by 17 per...

2:33AM

Letters to the Editor, May 10, 2013

10 May 2013

'Success' for strikers has hurt society

I am glad to hear that the strike by dockworkers has come to an end following their acceptance of a 9.8 per cent pay rise.

I did not share any...

4:43AM

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What's being said on facebook.com/southchinamorningpost

8 May 2013

On the fire which ripped through a cluster of stilt homes in Tai O:

3:22AM

Delta air quality improves, but roadside pollution worse in Hong Kong

30 Apr 2013

Air quality in the Pearl River Delta improved last year, according to the latest regional air quality report, but concerns are mounting about the deterioration of roadside air in Hong Kong.

6:41AM

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Lab Report

29 Apr 2013

What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger - that can certainly be said of bacteria.

10:10AM

Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

5:20AM

Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

3:47AM

Urban planners must do more to give us some breathing space

While recent proposals by the Environment Bureau to control vehicles' exhaust fumes have received much attention, it is also worth highlighting the role urban planning can play in reducing...

2:48AM

In Hong Kong, political will is the key to clean air

We could do without the air pollution we have suffered this week, but it does serve to remind the administration of the declaration by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying that the quality of the air...

3:18AM

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Target clunkers first, advises green group

Environment officials should focus on replacing the city's oldest and most polluting vehicles first to make the best use of their resources, a green group said.

3:55AM

AIR QUALITY

'Severe' air pollution hits parts of Hong Kong

Roadside air pollution soared to dangerous levels in Hong Kong on Monday as the territory was affected by a continental air stream with high content of pollutants. At noon, air pollution indices...

12:31AM

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Fresh thinking needed to win air pollution battle

When Environment Secretary Wong Kam-sing unveiled the government's plan to improve Hong Kong's air recently, he was joined by representatives from three other bureaus - transport and housing;...

3:20AM

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Beijing has 'relatively poor air quality' says environmental chief as air pollutants soar 30pc

Beijing's top environment official described the city's air quality as 'relatively poor' on Tuesday as statistics emerged revealing the level of major air pollutants in the city had soared by 30...

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